Oklahoma Layoffs — July 2008

Employers in Oklahoma logged 4 WARN Act notices in July 2008, involving roughly 730 workers — climbing above June and up 7% versus July 2007. The average filing covered 182 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 730 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Carter	2	434
Creek	2	296

Carter saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 59% of all affected workers with 434 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Ardmore	2	434
Tulsa	2	296

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
1-800-flowers.com	Ardmore	217		2008-07-02
1-800-flowers.com	Ardmore	217		2008-07-02
Nautilus	Tulsa	148		2008-07-27
Nautilus	Tulsa	148		2008-07-27

The biggest impact was at 1-800-flowers.com at its Ardmore facility, reporting 217 affected workers. 1-800-flowers.com followed with 217 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Oklahoma. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Oklahoma WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.